A lot of people are upset that the Total Recall remake isn't based on Mars and isn't featuring a super star action hero. Here are my thoughts (not just about Total Recall, which is at the end BTW). A lot of other people are praising the new remake as being a touch "closer" to the original short story.

Coming from a film background, I understand why movies "dumb down" book adaptations and it has nothing to do with intellect of the movie population. Take Minority report for instance, if they adapted the short story directly to the screen, it wouldn't have translated well at all due to minute details that have to be observed in order to understand what's going on. That's how I'm feeling about the Running Man so far. There is so much character interaction and personal strife that film could never capture it. And if a film did attempt to include every ideal, every conflict or every exact detail, the movie would be way too long - if not down right boring and monontenous.

Movies are meant to be 2 hour day dreams of visual and audial bliss where viewers WATCH and don't have to think. That's the beauty of film. It's harder to translate words into actions from a book without diluting an entire film with dialogue, especially if a book is written with a narrator or a main character's internal thoughts.

Books force the reader to use their imagination, hence why most people say "The book is better..." simply because it's easier to imagine a plush world ( a little Film-Psych 101, hahah!). But then when you compare this plush world to a singular viewpoint and adaptation to film most will scoff at the movie because it doesn't live up to their imagination's version. Me, having a huge imagination, am glad I've never read a book before a movie, honestly, because it makes me appreciate the films more-so. And now that I'm actually reading some of my favorite books turned movies - I get to re-imagine the atmosphere and essentially "re cast" the movie in my mind. What's funny, is that I picutre a "Blade runner" type world as I'm reading the Running Man. In the movie, it was more of a 1980's stereotypical futuristic world that really wasn't that bleak. I think Robocop did a better job at creating a Running Man world than Running Man did. But I still love the movie, no doubt.

A lot of people are having issues with the new Total Recall remake and they are ticked it's not based on Mars like the original. Well, the short story wasn't based on Mars either. Quail (renamed Quaid for the movie) was indeed actually a super spy who went to Mars, that part is correct, but the story never puts him on the planet at any point and GASP! - he wasn't a super athlete like Arnold...he was a regular ol' Joe. It merely is a basis for the plot of the story that's set solely on one human populated planet (the name escapes me - maybe Terra??). The movie took Quail's (Quaid's) time on Mars and extended it into a story of it's own to showcase Arnold's action chops and to smartly take a very interesting aspect of Quail's life and expand on it unlike the book. This is now the classic, Total Recall. The movie did a fantastic job of keeping the core of the story intact, almost perfectly, however it had to take liberties in order to interest the masses vs. just keeping the book club happy. And to be quite honest (same goes for Running Man), there are some downright cornball things in the story that the movie actually makes better - or at least more modernized, at the least.

As you obviously already know, both nerd and geek are used intravenously, if not generically, when speaking of hobbies or activities that aren't considered "normal." Of course, video games still fits into this category for the most part, thought I have seen video games being described as a "college" or "DudeBro" activity quite often these days.

Everyone has their own definition of these two terms. Some use them one in the same, as I said above. But others use them as an actual way to distinguish "nerd-dom" or "geek-iness." So, hopefully I can clarify these definitions so that you all can see where you fit in.

First off, I want to say I'm a Geek. At least by my definition of the word. A Geek is someone who indulges in "Nerdy" past times but does not live their lives around those same past times. Example: I love electronics, video games, talking about space and time travel, high end anime movies (Akira, Ninja Scroll, etc.), comic books and so much more along this spectrum. However, I do not live my life by these hobbies and interests. I don't go to anime conventions and cosplay. I don't try to build radios out of lunch boxes and foil. I do not belong to any online forums to argue about who the hottest anime babe is. And this list goes on, as well.

A Geek is intensely loves their hobbies, they however do not bring them over into their normal, every day lives. It's hobbyism to Geeks.

Nerds (just saying "Nerd" sounds so disrespectful to anyone honestly)are those that actually carry their love of everything in the sci-fi, electronics, anime, blah blah blah, into real life and to a point where it wards off any other non-geeky/nerdy humanoid creatures. Conversations about old Star Trek episodes often occur. Long and arduous discussions about manga and comic books as if they were real life definitely occur. Basically, you are a nerd when you strike up a conversation with ANYONE, even strangers, about some non-mainstream hobby you have or actually reference nerdy/geeky jokes that no one but nerds/geeks get into the mainstream population...say like at work or church. "Wow, this printer prints as fast as the Millenium Falcon is fast!! *snort*snort*"

Don't get me wrong, Geeks will get your jokes and your references and laugh along with you, however we will never bring those sorts of things up around the everyday populous of Earth. Geeks know that they have to be around other Geeks/Nerds to be...well...geeky and nerdy. They also know, and don't have any need to, reference anything geeky around non geeky people. Nerds reference nerd things on a constant basis and embrace it.

So essentially, when all is said and done, Geeks are closet Nerds. Nerds are almost a martyr for Geeks in a way. Without Nerds, we wouldn't have the iPhone, Laptops, Facebook, sweet movies like Star Wars and most importantly, video games. But without Nerds, the Geeks would be the one's ridiculed in public and made fun of on popular TV shows from CBS. Also, Geeks are sort of the guardians of the Nerd-Kingdom. Geeks seem like normal people, big, small, handsome, beautiful, plain, nice, mean, etc. But Geeks will defend Nerds and come out of the wood-works when the situation calls for it to stand up for Nerd-dom everywhere.

Have you ever been in a group of people and one obvious Nerd make an obscure reference to something nerdy? What happens? Everyone looks at him funny and stops talking. What do Geeks do? We start having the conversation with the Nerd about what he was referencing. Everyone then looks at the Geek and thinks, "I would never think this guy knew ANYTHING about what that nerd was talking about. He looks so normal."

Without Nerds, there would be no cool technology, TV shows, movies and video games (minus Madden football). Without Geeks, Nerds would be strung up by their whitey-tighties across the world.

What's up guys?! I've been seeing a ton of blogs pop up regarding My Ign'ers working out. This is such a great movement on these boards and I'm happy to see people realizing that staying healthy can go hand in hand with gaming.

So, I thought this morning I'd share my workout with you guys. Like I've stated many times before, I've worked out non-stop since I was 14 years old. Obviously, I started because of school sports (football, basketball, track, etc.) and then I kept on keeping on all through college. My routine has changed hundreds of times since I was 18 but the core of strength and weight control is very much still intact.

First off, I want everyone to realize that weight loss and a healthier body do not come overnight. Hard work, commitment and self respect will get you the body and healthier lifestyle that you want. In the words of Rob Schneider from the movie "Water Boy,"... "You can do it!"

Working out and training your body to be healthier takes time and effort, as I stated above and will many more times. You aren't going to see results right away. Typically, for an average person, results are going to be noticeable at around week 8 of your new workout and diet routine and those "noticeable" results will be very small. At week 12, that's when you start to see the big changes. So if you can stick with the same routine for 12 weeks then you're going to start seeing a massive change in weight and appearance. So don't get discouraged.

Also, one more thing. When you first start working out and eating better - remember that after around week 2 or 3, you'll see your weight drop. Around week 4 or 5, you'll see your weight go back up. Don't worry about this. In the first few weeks your body is dumping tons of water out of it's system, whether from sweating or from water retention. After the 4-5 week mark, your body is developing enough muscle to cause a minor weight gain (since muscle weighs more than fat) and your body is storing more food (fat) for energy to feed your new muscles. It's your body's way of leveling itself out, especially if you have never or haven't worked out in a very long time. Again, don't get discouraged. When this happens, it just means that you are doing everything correctly.

As for diet. I think most people think they have to eat bare salads every meal. Let's be honest here, we are all normal people with normal lives. Eating healthy is expensive and it takes time to prepare. It's nearly impossible to think that one can get away from eating fast food entirely in this day and age.

So here's how you get around this. First, make sure that you at least try to eat one healthy-ish meal a day. Subway, in particular, has tons of healthy choices. I eat there very often, just FYI.

Secondly, make your portions smaller (healthy and unhealthy meals, alike). Part of the reason people balloon up the way they do isn't so much what they eat or drink, it's how much of it they consume at one time. Try this. Go to Subway, order your normal foot long sandwich. Eat half of it and then stop and sit for 10-15 minutes. You'll notice that you're much more full than you thought you were. Part of the problem with portions is that we all eat incredibly too fast. This doesn't give our body enough time to tell the brain that we are full, which then causes us to be miserably full after the meal.

Third, eat more often. WOAH!! WHAT?!! Yes. Eat. More. Often. Your metabolism will thank you for it. Take what I said about portions above. Cut every meal you normally eat in half and disperse it throughout the day. Save that extra half of the Subway sandwich for 3 hours down the road. My point is, you want to eat a little something every 3-4 hours. This boosts your metabolism, hence helping lose weight. Eating two HUGE meals a day is terrible for you and I can vouch for that. I've been criminal in my past for doing that. What happens is that your body withholds more fat when you eat less because it thinks that it's not getting enough food. So it over compensates and stores tons of bad stuff for later. Eating 4-5 times a day kick starts your body and metabolism. Just remember, don't eat ice cream or cookies for your small meals. Eat things like protein bars, fruit or have a glass of milk. Breakfast should be small, lunch should be moderate and dinner should be moderate. The two or three other meals in between should all be small. Write that down.

The fourth and final thing regarding diet is to drink water and cut down your soda intake, especially energy drinks. I know, I know. You all hate it. It's tasteless and it sucks and soda tastes so good, especially with pizza. Trust me, I know. But you can still have all of these things...just in moderation. You've got to use your will power a little. All you have to do is after every one of your small meals throughout the day, drink ONE glass of water. That's it. That's 4-5 glasses per day. If you hate water, just chug it down and get it over with. But you have got to cut the sodas out, even if it's diet. Diet soda is just as bad as regular soda on your body. Now, if you are going to make yourself have only 1-2 sodas per week, then I would then definitely recommend diet, but if you drink a six pack a day, it's all aiding in your weight gaining, sorry to tell you.

OK - so here's my workout. I really hope you guys can use this. Remember, it's going to be hard at first. Don't think that just because you can't finish the amount of reps or run the same distance at first that you're failing. You have to work up to it. Don't kill yourself in the beginning or you're going to burn yourself out quickly. Start off by judging your own body, knowing what you can and can't do at first and then building up from there. And just one more thing, these workout should never take you more than 30-40 minutes per day. It needs to be done at the highest intensity you can do it at but without killing yourself. You DO NOT have to lift heavy to build muscle. It's all about form and intensity.

Day 1 - Run/Jog. Treadmill or outside.

1 mile - Your ultimate goal for this running day is to get to a point where you are basically running the mile at 80% speed. It's very quick and it burns massive calories.

Steps - your ultimate goal is to work up to 70-90 steps per minute. Very high cardio workout.

Your choice of abdominal workouts should be done on this day, as well.

I miss arcades. I'm not talking about these rinky dink "Tilts" that litter small malls around the country. I'm talking about full fledged arcades with nearly every game you can imagine flooding the aisles making it hard for more than two people to walk around those already playing the machines.

Granted, there are some Super Arcades still around. Gameworks, for instance, somehow has survived the arcade crash of the late 1990's/early 2000's, though probably only due to it being corporately owned and drawing from outside resources (that's my guess, anyways.) Dave and Busters is still alive and kicking, though D&B has always billed itself as an adult recreation business vs. a full on arcade. There are many other things to do at D&B, like drink beer, eat, billiards, indoor golf (not mini-golf), and so on. Plus, I feel like Dave and Buster's caters and profits greatly off of corporate parties because of the way they've sold themselves to the public.

Nonetheless - arcades are dead outside of a few corporately owned arcades or privately owned arcades where the owner has dedicated their life to keeping it open. Also, having an arcade depends on location. Let's face it, some areas of the U.S. just don't cater well to arcades, hell, even gaming in general. Typically, I've only seen states like Texas, California and NYC that can support a stronger gaming community oustide of home consoles and PC gaming. And honestly, I'm sure it's more due to the massive populations of these states than anything else. But again, it's just an educated guess.

Arcades can't survive in these modern times, no matter how much fun it is to be face to face with your opponent, no matter how awesome the sights and sounds are, and no matter how many dozens of people flock a machine just to watch one player kick everyone's behind over and over agian. And there is one simple reason why - the internet. The web has ruined all of our childhood memories by helping usher in online gaming. No longer do you have to wait in a long line of people to have your turn to try and knock off the reigning champ on the Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 cab. Nope. You can now do all of this over online multiplayer, never having to ever see the person that your smashing into bits. Plus, you can smack talk your way into infamy while being anonymous the entire time.

In the arcades, you knew who was legit and who was lame. The guy in the green shirt uses Sentinel, Cable and Iron Man and spams long range attacks while telling you that you suck the whole time. The guy in the red shirt, he'll fight you straight up and doesn't talk smack. The guy over there in the black polo, he'll tell other cheese players, like Mr. Green Shirt, to go "F" themselves with all that bogus and lame play style. This usually led to some interesting conversations between people like me who were ballsy enough to call out spam-a-rific players. Most times these players ended up leaving because once one person says something the group will finally stand up and say something. So the next time this guy comes back, one of two things happens. He either leaves again because he sees me playing and doesn't want a confrontation or he stays and plays straight up and stops **it talking.

You don't get that over online multiplayer. You have a mute button, that's it. It's nearly impossible to tell someone online that they are being cheap. There's no negative effects of these people playing this way now. They don't have to deal with real people, so why would they care? Were there fights in arcades where I grew up? You betcha. But not usually because someone got their butt handed to them. It was because the winner using cheap tactics and manipulating the way the game was supposed to be played is talking too much. And that all stopped in a matter of about 15 seconds after the fight.

Believe it or not, but arcades use to be infested with some tough kids. Gaming hasn't always been considered a "nerds" hobby. Arcades use to be stereotyped as a place where kids go to smoke, drink and fight...and some of that was very true in some places.

It sounds stupid, but I miss that.

But I'm a grown ass man, now. I would never EVER participate in anything like that. I'm a peacekeepr these days and I'd probably be breaking this sort of thing up and telling everyone how stupid it is to be fighting over a game. However, I understand how frustrating it becomes listening to someone abuse the game and then insulting you while doing it.

Arcades were like a real life multiplayer mode - O.G. Not only did you have to step your game up, you had to come face to face with your opponents and deal witht he consequences in person if you pissed someone off. As an 11 year old and being very good at Street Fighter II, I had to deal with a lot of older frustrated teenagers literally pushing me off the machine because I couldn't be beaten. And not to mention to 2 or 3 times one of these teenagers said that they'd kick my tail just because I was beating them. Though that never lasted long due to the other bigger teens around that would take up for me. Bye, Bye 17 year old bully. Go practice at home and come back when you have some game.